Kovai Genesis Translation

Mum egobon e botpe ae

Gin egon e bole si ae

ILaolngon, laolngon oz egon e bole si ae, Maro gin o
sob ele, 2 ina gin timg gimale o ponon motngon. Lab
komut kambong sutinngon au gatae o Maro Aon Bubungon
gopoti ponon.

3 O Maro me re, "Momos bolo", o momos bole, 4 Maro
momos ara ane nokan, erne momos salpale imale tutu, i
kambong imale tutu. 5 Momos zingon "arbos" elom pale, i
kambong zingon "bong'' elom pale. Bong munggon o arbos
munggon we gae, o oz mununggi.

6 Maro an me re, "Rorong gobon bolo, aro lab komut
salpalo, ison imalo tutu, i ison imalo tutu." O mum ara
bole. 7 Erne Maro rorong ara ele lab e ponon ae salpale
imale tutu o ye rolon ae imale tutu. 8 Rorong ara zingon
"sob" elom pale. Bong mimggon o arbos munggon we gae,
o oz lale.

9 Maro an me re, "Lab e gimalo sob rolon ine nges elo,
go aoggo lapon munggon, i au korrokan bolo." O au
korrokan ara bole. 10 Maro au korrokan ara zingon "gin"
elom pale, i lab e gae aogge lapon munggon ara zingon
"iwal" elom pale. Maro mum ara amolyonge nokan.

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11 Maro an me re, ''Gin ponon misil, ayau o imziz unan
ug unan ug ae polpolep, gunabon pulobon elngon, i
gunabon ae, aplobon elngon." O mum ara bolbolpe. 12 Erne
misil, ayao o unzis unan ug unan ug ae pugape gin ponon,
gunabon aplobon elngon, i gunabon ae, pulobon elngon, o
Maro amolyonge nokan. 13 Bong munggon o arbos
munggon we gae, o oz albe.

14 Maro an me re, "Mimi e lilimbon elngon ae bolep sob
aolon, aro bong o arbos salpalyeto. Salpalyeto o bolbit ere
robong e ganben o oz yalae ngozug, o yaol o yalae gipino
ganben o gassaeben ae. 15 UUep sob aolon, aro lilimbon
ingo, gin momos tatinep", o mum ara bolpe. 16 Erne mum
lilimbon elngon ara komut lolon elyete: sual i komut arbos
amoltonngon, i singsing e kaikon ae bong amoltonngon, o
amputi elyenge susu. 17 Maro mimi lilimbon elngon ara
yaom ebe sob aolon, aro gin momos tatinep. 18 Arbos o
bong amoltonyetep, o momos salpalip imalo tutu, i
kambong imalo tutu. Maro mimi ara amolyonge nokan.
19 Bong munggon o arbos munggon we gae, o oz ile.

20 Maro an me re, "Mum e zingobon au anngon ae,
bolep maraep lab longon, o nang bolep laula pip sob
aolon." 21 Erne Maro iwal bunmgon komkomut o lab
menangan unan ug tman ug ae elyenge. Elyenge, o nang
iman ug iman ug ae elyenge. Maro mum ara amolyonge
nokan. 22 Nokan yong sosle pale ponobon o me re, "Laoep
bolep maraep, aro iwal o gin tep." 23 Bong munggon o
arbos munggon we gae, o oz milin mununggi.

24 Maro an me re, "Menang sing unan ug iman ug e gin
ae bolep. Melpae, komkomut o pino, kayakon o pino. Ye
suong ae komkomut o pino, kayakon o pino." O mum ara
bolbolpe. 25 Maro mum ara amolyonge nokan.

26 Oz ina Maro me re, "Nongge ai elyengben bolep ere
in malabon ae; aro pi, nang, menang sing unan ug iman ug

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e komkomut o kayakon, o gin burungon iman ug iman ug
ae, amoltonyengep.''

27 Erne Maro ai elyenge

bolpe ere i malabon ae.
Gelyenge ulao o panggar.

28 Nokan yong sosle pale ponobon o meyenge re, "Ai
laoyengep, bolep maraip, aro gimbingon mot tep o gin
amoltonip. Aro pi o nang, menang sing melpae o suong ae
amoltonyongep. "

29 Maro me re, "Nagep, menang e aplobon nongon o ye
pulobon nongon ae, yaop ebe ngon nongon inon. 30 1 mum
zingobon au anngon e menang sing sagsag o nang ae, unzis
o misil laon ae yaop ebe, aro nep." O mum ara bolpe ere
Maro me ae.

31 Maro mum e baelyenge ara amolyonge nokan sugon.
Bong munggon o arbos munggon we gae, o oz milin
mununggi manan mununggi.

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2Maro gin o sob o mum komkomut e gimalep
ponobon ae, elyenge birsi erne ye.

2 Anzere oz milin mimunggi o manan lale ine, Maro
urat e gele ara birsi, oz ina timg imale. 3 Maro nokan yong
elom pale oz milin mimggon manan lolon ara ponon, o ele
bole oz patabung pine. Egon ine urat e gabaeli ae birsi, o
oz ina bizon patabe o tung imale. 4 Ine gin, sob o mum
issabon e gimalep ponobot, mainnongbon e urug bolpe ae.

Maro ai ele

Oz e Maro Yoba gin o sob ele, 5 gin ponon misil o unziz
manggen ae, gobon pugae amon. Egon ine Maro ait elong
ibong atae, o ai e gin urat iltinngon ae amon. 6 1 lab
kayakon aro gobolpe gin longon o sok gelpe gagape gin
ponon o gin gazaulpe.

7 Maro Yoba imale o gin tae, ai ulao ele. Ele o
bubungon e ai zingullion tatinngon ae, pisane sugae
singlon longon, o bole ai pine.

8 Maro Yoba imale o bul ele aurin Iren, unan e sual
gopolo ae, o ngelae e ele ara, elembe gimale auguna.

9 Auguna misil nokkan iman ug unan ug e ganben nokkan o
pulubon nokkan ae, elyenge gapugape. Bul ara loppolayan,
misil e zingullion misilon o misil e mum nokkan o mum
pittikan gueron gimale ae, gizalpit.

10 Auguna lab gobon bole Iren longon, aro bul ara lab
tatino. Lab ara gae bolgae bul bobon gobon o salpale,
melon bole ile. 11 Lab melon e laolong ae lab Pison. Lab
Pison e gin Abila oute ae. Moton ina yom e gol ae lapobon.

12 Gol nokkan gimalpe auguna o misil e bartan yon
totounngon, o yom oniks e sisian ae, gimalpit auguna mon.

13 Lalngon yong ine, lab Gion e gae gin Kus oute ae.

14 Albongon yong ine, lab Tigris e we re gin Aseria bobon e
sual gopolo ae. Ilngon yong ae, lab Yuperitis.

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15 Maro Yoba ngelae ara elembe bul e aorin Iren ara
longon, aro urat iltino o amoltono. 16 Elembe o penang
eltentine, me re, "Misil e gizzalep bul longon ine, pulobon
tung nem. 17 Mimggon misil e mum nokkan o mum
pittikan gueron gimalo ae, istine ganem amon; azi nem, aro
umem."*

18 Ine birsi o Maro Yoba me re, "Ngelae ine i mon
gimalo, nokan amon. Ame bobon gobon ilip, aro
nokkaitino o melon to."

19 Erne Maro Yoba gin tae o menang sing e gin ponon,
o nang e laula pip ae elyenge. Elyenge o yaoe tawe ngelae
ara gigon, aro amolyongo o zingobon sasao. Ngelae ara azi
urug gitiyenge ae, ina zingobon gimale si ema ya. 20 Erne

ngelae ara nang o menang sing e kayakon o komkomut ae
zingobon sasaoe. Munggon gobon yongong e nokkaitine o
bobon pinong melon tongon inon ae, ele amon.

21 Erne Maro Yoba ngelae ara ele epae ume. Gepae, i
salan yon gobon tae o lapon ae oblon elom pale. 22 Salan
yon ara ai panggar ele o tagae gigon.

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23 Tagae o ngelae ara me re,

^'Nongge ine babin pulon ye! Yon bole yin,
o ablon bole ablin.

I zingon panggar,

egon ine i bole ulao gigon."

24 Erne inon mon ai ulao ae, nan o momon gozoyoto, i
yatang toban gapamonyeto o gobolbit munggon.

25 Ngelae ara o toban yot tatao umbur, munggon meme
yot atae amon,

Pitkan bole

3Menang sing e Maro Yoba baeli ae motobon, om i
gueron e penang aissak elngon ae kaikon amon.
Imalpe gae, oz gobon ara om pelngae ara motontine, me re,
"Ere Maro mengite istine misil e gimalep bul longon ine
pulubon ganit amon e?"

2 1 pelngae ara zogon mitine re, "Amon, misil e gimalep
bul longon ae, ina pulubon nongon mon. 3 1 Maro penang
yong ae, 'Misil e gizalo bul loppolayan ae, aro pulon ganit o
gagit bizon amon, azi ilit, aro umbit.' "

4 Om pelngae ara mitine re, " Ya aissak, ngot istine
gumbit ma. 5 Penang e me ina, egon ine, oz e misil pulon
ae tit nit, aplongot au ano, o bolbit ere Maro, o guer
nokkan o pittikan ae anbit.**

6 Pelngae misil aplon ara ane menang nokan o zinglail
pine, guer nokkan tongon inon, zingon longon ele nokkai o
tae nae. Nae o ison taolon e yatang gimalpit ae, tatine nae.
7 Anzere napit birsi, aplobot au ane o anpit re, yot tatao
umbur. Erne misil pik laon sillupit inabot o lampit.

8 Aisami mot nairi o nagbit gae, i Maro Yoba papaila we
bul longon. Nagpit o ibaopit gapit misil longlongon o
papimpit. 9 Munggon Maro Yoba ngelae ara tie o me re,
"Augon gimalem yo?"

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10 Ngelae ara zogon me re, "Non tatao umbur mon oz e
naggapae papaila upin bul longon ae, azilog o papimpae."

11 Maro zogon motontine, me re, "Neg mege re, gog
tatao umbur? Gog ame misil e mengitpae nongon amon
inon ae napin?''

12 Ngelae ara zogon me re, "Pelngae e tanapin itang
gimalbet ine misil ara pulon tane o napae."

13 Erne Maro Yoba pelngae ara mitine re, "Minon tung
mum ine ilpin?"

Pelngae ara zogon me re, "Om ottone o napae."

Pitkan zagngon

14 Maro Yoba om mitine re, "Mum e ilpin ae, inon aro
menang sing e gimalep gin ine motobon, gog mon potngon
ine alim. Nongge aro paog o papailem o mogobi nem oz e
zingog uUion gimalem gin ae. 15 Aro ilip ingitang pelngae
ina asin pinbit. Ngainabog o i ngainabon, yong gimalep
asin. I ngainon aro mengog rasayo, i gog egon kuampon
osongim."

161 pelngae ara mitine re, "Aro oz e ulog gipino ae,
potngon gong ilip bolo komutu, o oz e ai galaoem ae,
moismoisngon komut tem. Moismoisngon gatem, i longog e
taolog ae, istine gibirsu amon o gimalem i rolon."

17 Maro Aram mitine re, "Misil aplon e bubngetpae
nongon inon, i tobag aon nagpin o napin ae inon, nongge
gin gipittikayu. Erne aro oz e zingog ullion gimalem gin ae,
urat yampimgon ilim, aro menang nem. 18 Aro gin ara
ponon unziz o burik pittikan polpolep, o menang gong e
ganem ae, ina menang pailong. 19 Urat yampungon ilim o
pulpul soego, aro menang nem, go oz e umem o ainem gem
gin e bolpin ae. Gog bolpin gin, erne an ainem gem gin
pinim.''

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20 Aram toban zingon Eba sasaoe, egon ine ai e gimalep
gin ine naibon. 21 Maro Yoba Aram o toban inabot sisil o
malo ele menang sing singlon o lamyete.

Maro Aram o Eba sokorongyete, bul zopit gapit ipapinpit

22 Ine birsi o Maro Yoba me re, "Nongge ai ara guer
nokkan o pittikan ane ere in ae. Erne i istine misil e
zinguUion tongon ae, gano amon. No, aro zinguUion to o
imio amon." 23 Erne inon Maro Yoba sokoronge, bul e aurin
Iren ara zoe bolgae. Bolgae o gin e Maro tae i ele ara ponon
o bul gele. 24 Ngelae ara bul zoe bolgae, i Maro angela
iyabon elngon gunabon elembyenge bul oron e sual gopolo
ae. Elembyenge o bainat e gullu ere pung o i malabon
gapattaro gago guwo ae, elembyenge atom amoltonngon
inon. Atom amoltonip, aro ai gobon istine gago misil e ai
zinguUion gatayango ae, bizon amon.

TTie Kobai translation team acknowledges with gratitude the

financial assistance of Jesmmd Parish Church, Newcastle upon

Tyne, England, ^?^ch has enable the printing of this book.

ISBN 9980-0-2087-3
Published by Clayton Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, England,

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